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Literary Notes,
A POPULAR cYeLopEpia.

q Syclopedia which presents concise and
readable biographical sketches together with
efisiee and characteristic selections from the
writings OF eminent authors of all ages and
all nations, surely ought to be in great pop
uar demand II its cost were not prohipitory.
Snch work is Alden's Cyclopedia of Uni
versal Literature, Voumn VI of which, now
published, contains 40 pages, large type,
beautifully printed and bound and includes
within it the names Of eighty-two eminent
authors, among which are: Dana, Dante,
Darwin, Daudet' Jefferson Davis, Sir Hum
phrey Dayy, DeFoe (oi Robinson Crusoe
fame), Derhosthenes, DeQuincy, Desearles,
Dickens, Disraeli, Doddrdge, and Douglas.
1t would seem hardly possible 10 plan any
literary work more eminently readable and
interesting, If the compiling and editing were
well done-and the nearly universal verdict
seems to be that this IS very well done in
deed. And the price Only The Llteary
Revolution could have accomplished such
wonder-5oc volume for these beautiful
cloth-bound books, or 6oc for half-Morocco
binding The publisher offers sample
volumn to any one with privilege OF return it
not satisfactory. Anyone interested in high
class literature ought to send for Mr.. Alden
% page Catalogue of Standard Books, hich
is free to any applicant. Address John
Alden, Publisher, 1913 Pearl St, New York;
Clark and Adams SIS. Chicago; or, 42o
| Yonger ST. Toronto.
| A very seasonable number is Demorests
Monthly for July. The beautifully illustrated
trip on "rhe Lower st. Lawrence River"
makes us wish we were Of the Jolly party.
''Allan Quartermain, or a Fr1wning City"
by the author of"She, takes us to the cool
uplands of Africa, and thrills us with wonder
full adventure, while the other stories lead us
by pleasant paths TO the oceans shore, where
we listen to Wharf.-The wild waves"ar saying.
The articles on flowers are full Conformation,
as are the other departments, for which this
wonderful Magazine is noted, sour Girls"
"Home Art and Home Comfort" "Sanita-
rian," "What Women are Doing" "lhe
Worlds Progress" "Chats," 'IIousehold,"
mirror of Fashions" correspondence
Club" Prohibition, ETC.. the whole pro-
fusely i'll ustrated, and making up Magazine
that every lady shouldpossess. w. Jennings
Demorest' Publisher, IS East Fourteenth
Str Get, N. Y.
The Iune number Of The Cosmopolitan,
the last that will be published in Rochester,
before its appearance in New York City,
opens with charming story entitled THE
sculptor Ward" by Jeanne Mariet. "Sig-
nor TO-" by Salvatore Farina, is brought to a
close inthis Number. The wonderfully inter-
csting series of articles by Emile Julliard, on
Life Beneath the Crescent" is also concu-
ded. This like II E other articles, is hand
somelv illustrated "lIow | Assembled a
Mexican Volcano" by Ad. F. Bandelier, the
well-known American archeologist, is lively
and interesting account of the authors expe-
rience while climbing Popocatapetl. " An
Imperial Barbarian" by Henry Howard, pre-
sents, in an attractive manner. NJ. Ialne's
views of Napolean Bonaparte. The Ice
landers' Wealth." by W. II. Allen, is an in
structive description of the eiderduck. The
Household departments are excellent. The
July number will appear in New York City
!. 1t will be enlarged and improved in eYery"ay
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